List of banks in Romania

As of 2026, Romania's banking sector comprises around 29 active banks, with additional institutions undergoing mergers or acquisitions. The sector has experienced gradual consolidation in recent years, reflecting broader structural changes and competitive pressures.^[1]

Total banking assets reached approximately 900–915 billion RON (around €180–185 billion) by early 2026, supported by steady credit growth and strong capitalization levels across the system.

As of 2025, the following Romanian banks were designated as systemically important, listed here by decreasing score of systemic importance:^[2]

• Banca Transilvania SA
• Banca Comercială Română SA, majority-owned by Erste Group
• UniCredit Bank SA, subsidiary of UniCredit
• BRD - Groupe Societe Generale SA, majority-owned by Société Générale
• Raiffeisen Bank SA, subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International
• CEC Bank SA, state-owned
• Exim Banca Românească SA, state-owned

As of early 2026, the National Bank of Romania listed the additional commercial banks in addition to the above:^[3]

• Banca Română de Credite și Investiții [ro]
• Banca Comercială Intesa Sanpaolo România SA [ro], subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo
• Libra Internet Bank SA
• Salt Bank SA, subsidiary of Banca Transilvania
• Vista Bank (Romania) SA [ro], controled by the Vardinogiannis family
• Patria Bank SA
• ProCredit Bank SA, subsidiary of ProCredit Bank
• Credex Bank SA [ro]
• Garanti Bank SA [ro], subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria via Garanti BBVA , sold to Raiffeisen in March 2026^[4]
• TechVentures Bank SA [ro]

The Banca Centrală Cooperatistă Creditcoop [ro] acts as the central entity of a cooperative banking group that, as of early 2026, comprised 31 local cooperative banks, respectively headquartered in Arad, Pitești, Onești, Bacău, Marghita, Ștei, Oradea, Bistrița, Botoșani, Codlea, Brașov, Bucharest, Buzău, Călărași, Cluj-Napoca, Sfântu Gheorghe, Târgoviște, Craiova, Târgu Jiu, Deva, Iași, Sighetu Marmației, Baia Mare, Târnăveni, Slatina, Ploiești, Suceava, Tulcea, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vaslui, and Focșani.^[3]

The Romanian Investment and Development Bank [ro] was established in 2023 and is under the prudential supervision of the National Bank of Romania.^[5]

As of early 2026, the following banks based in the European Economic Area had branches in Romania:^[3]

• ING
• Banque Banorient, subisidary of BLOM Bank
• Citibank Europe, subsidiary of Citigroup
• TBI Bank
• BNP Paribas
• BNP Paribas Personal Finance, subsidiary of BNP Paribas
• Bank of China (Central and Eastern Europe) Ltd, subsidiary of Bank of China
• PKO Bank Polski
• Revolut Bank UAB, subsidiary of Revolut
• Nexent Bank, subsidiary of Fiba Group
• Trade Republic

As of October 2025, there were no branches of banks located outside the European Economic Area ("third-country branches") in Romania, based on data compiled by the European Banking Authority.^[6]

The following table tracks the respective market shares of banks in Romania, in terms of assets (above 1%).^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

• List of banks in Europe
• List of banks in the euro area